St. Mary's College was a

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institution established by William Byrne and George Elder in Elder's hometown of Hardin's Creek near

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in Marion County,

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. The community was later renamed "St. Mary" after the college. St. Mary's is now closed. It operated between 1821 and 1976. Before it closed, it was the third oldest operating Catholic college for boys in the nation. The St. Mary's College Historic District was listed on the

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in 1980.

Historic district

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which included 12

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. With

Notable alumni

* Clement S. Hill, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * Ben Johnson, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * Elisha Standiford, U.S. Congressman from Kentucky * William Thomas Ward, Union Army General and U.S. Congressman from Kentucky *

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of the

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, served as

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from 1982 to 1996 * Martin John Spalding, Bishop of Louisville (1850–1864) and

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(1864–1872) * John Lancaster Spalding, the first

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of the

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from 1877 to 1908 *

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, 11th

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and

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major general during the

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and the

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of the state of

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* Stanislaus P. La Lumiere, President of

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References

*''The

Catholic Encyclopedia ''The'' ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'', also referred to as the ''Old Catholic Encyclopedia'' and the ''Original Catholic Encyclopedi ...

''.
William Byrne
. *Lewis, Alvin Fayette. ''History of Higher Education in Kentucky''. G.P.O., 1899. *Lmunet.edu

. *Johnson, E. Polk. ''A History of Kentucky and Kentuckians: The Leaders and Representative Men in Commerce, Industry, and Modern Activities''
pp. 627 ff.
Lewis Publishing Company, 1912. Accessed 10 November 2008.

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Notable alumni

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